Can someone please rephrase this sentence? -

quot;Within the novel, Claire s focus on being perceived as rich keeps her from excelling at modeling and in turn, earning the money she needs to regain her previous wealth and high societal status.|::::|Claire was thought of as rich, which kept her away from her dream of being an amazing model. She needs to model to get back her past wealth and more importantly her pride.|::::|Striving to be perceived as rich, Clair loses her focus to excel at modeling. As a result, she does not earn the money needed to regain her previous wealth and high societal status, as stated within the novel. |::::|Within the novel, Claire s is perceived as wealthy. This prevents her from excelling at modeling (HOW?). When she can t earn enough money at modeling, she can no longer maintain her falsely high social status.|::::| The perception that Claire is rich prevents her from modeling and earning the money she needs to regain her wealth and social status, according to the novel.